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Heroes vs. Villans six-man, Ospreay & Swerve tag team match added to AEW Dynamite 300

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A Heroes vs. Villains six-man tag has been booked for AEW Dynamite.

Tony Khan announced Tuesday afternoon that Bandido will team with Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong to take on Konosuke Takeshita and The Young Bucks. The match will be presented by the new Superman film that releases in theatres on July 11.

Bandido has been making waves in CMLL as of late, defeating Mascara Dorada to retain the ROH Championship and even pinned Mistico in a tag team match. This past Friday, he was defeated by Mistico in a singles match. He will next defend the title against Takeshita at Supercard of Honor, which will also take place July 11.

The Young Bucks have embroiled themselves in a feud with Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland, the latter of which have issued a challenge for All In with The Young Bucks’ EVP status on the line.

Tony Khan announced later in the night that Ospreay and Strickland will team together to take on Dralistico and The Beast Mortos. This is also being billed as a Heroes vs. Villans match presented by Superman.

AEW Dynamite 300, Wednesday, July 2 —

  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Mina Shirakawa
  • Heroes vs. Villans six-man tag: Bandido, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly vs. Konosuke Takeshita and The Young Bucks
  • Heroes vs. Villans: Swerve Strickland & Will Ospreay vs. Dralistico and The Beast Mortos
  • All In men’s Casino Gauntlet qualifier: MJF vs. Brody King vs. Anthony Bowens vs. AR Fox

New champions crowned at Wrestle Dynasty

Posted on by Bryan Rose

New champions were crowned at Wrestle Dynasty.

Mercedes Mone won the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s title from Mina Shirakawa on Sunday’s show at the Tokyo Dome, adding a third title to her collection along with the TBS and New Japan Strong Women’s titles. The Young Bucks, meanwhile, won the IWGP Tag Team titles for a second time, winning a three-way match for the vacant titles.

Mone defeated Shirakawa early in the night. Shirakawa scored a nearfall with a Venus Driver, but Mone earned the victory after hitting the Mone Maker. 

Later, The Young Bucks won the vacant IWGP Tag Team titles, defeating the teams of Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito as well as Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan after they hit the Meltzer Driver on Khan. The titles were declared vacant last month after Henare was taken off the road due to injury.

Elsewhere on the show, Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara defeated SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru to retain the ROH Tag Team titles, while Konosuke Takeshita retained the NEVER and AEW International titles by defeating Tomohiro Ishii. Yota Tsuji defeated Jack Perry to retain the IWGP Global title and in the main event, Zack Sabre Jr. successfully retained the IWGP World title against AEW’s Ricochet.

Fight Game: Where is Kazuchika Okada headed?

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked things off by talking about the news broken Thursday night by New Japan Pro Wrestling that Kazuchika Okada is leaving the company.

We then got to the rest of our Top 5 which included:

  • NJPW Battle in the Valley live thoughts
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Christian Cage positives and negatives
  • Nick Wayne not being used like a top prospect in AEW
  • The Hook vs. Samoa Joe AEW World title bout from presentation to match
  • The new heel Young Bucks
  • Mark Briscoe being a babyface everyone can get behind

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Wrestling Observer Radio: New WON HOF class

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We talked about the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame class.

We also discussed the following:

  • Who looks to have the best shot at next year’s HOF
  • Who is on the ballot next year
  • Who missed the cut
  • WWE’s interest in Kazuchika Okada
  • Will Ospreay being the leading candidate for Tony Khan’s signing on Saturday
  • The Continental Classic
  • AEW Dynamite Ratings
  • AEW Full Gear lineup and expectations
  • Ronda Rousey on the Wrestling Revolver show

We also answered a bunch of questions from readers and listeners.

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